While Swanson remains stuck behind fellow contender Ricardo
Lamas in the rankings due to a 2011 submission loss, it appears
the Jackson-Wink MMA product is next in line for a crack at UFC
gold. Whether Swanson gets his long-desired rematch with Aldo or
another bout with Chad Mendes
will depend on the outcome of Aldo and Mendes’ championship
showdown at UFC
176.

Lamas also competed in San Antonio, his first appearance since
coming up short against Aldo in February. “The Bully” maintained
his spot at No. 3 in the featherweight top 10 by eking out a narrow
unanimous decision win against Aldo’s Nova Uniao teammate Hacran
Dias.

In other action, Charles
Oliveira picked up an impressive victory with a second-round
anaconda choke submission of former Shooto champ Hatsu Hioki,
launching “Charles do Bronx” into the ranks of featherweight
contenders. Russian heavyweight Alexey
Oleinik made the most of his UFC debut by neck cranking
Anthony
Hamilton into submission; “The Boa Constrictor” earned a spot
in the list of heavyweight contenders, replacing sidelined veteran
Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira.